An important difference between movie music and ballet or opera is that typically movie music is written after filming is complete. A movie music composer has little or no control over what happens when (compared to opera and ballet), whereas opera and ballet composers are famous for re-arranging (and on occasion re-writing) libretti.
--Susan Thompson -----Original Message----- >From: Jeremy Cucco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sep 5, 2007 10:33 AM >To: 'The Horn List' <horn@music.memphis.edu> >Subject: RE: [Hornlist] What the heck? > >Well...that's only mildly insulting. After all, isn't movie music a >viable genre of classical music? Many colleges are teaching movie music >as a new era in classical music (I've heard some refer to John Williams >as "Neo-Romantic"). Some might even argue that the Firebird and Rite of >Spring were early versions of movie music. Didn't Aaron Copland and >Dmitri Shostakovich write a good amount of movie music too? > >Perhaps I would suggest that those who do not accept this as a viable >form of classical music have their heads buried in the sand and are part >of the reason for the steady decline of ticket sales for symphonies >world wide. After all, how many times can an orchestra play Haydn 94 >before it's no longer a surprise to the audience? > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Daniel Canarutto >Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:06 AM >To: The Horn List >Subject: Re: [Hornlist] What the heck? > > >>Am I the only one experiencing this unpleasant phenomenon? >> >>Peter Hirsch > >You aren't. (You forgot Conn series numbers.) >Many were not on the list the last time an old thread was discussed. We >must also realize that many on the list are more interested in >movie music than in classical literature. > >Daniel >_______________________________________________ >post: horn@music.memphis.edu >unsubscribe or set options at >http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jeremy%40sublymerecords.c >om > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.5/988 - Release Date: 9/4/2007 >9:14 AM > > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.5/988 - Release Date: 9/4/2007 >9:14 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >post: horn@music.memphis.edu >unsubscribe or set options at >http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/didoslament%40earthlink.net _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
